Adam’s
Blessings Restored to Us
And you shall return
every man unto his possession. -Leviticus 25:10
What did Adam have before
the Fall? He not only had relationship with God, but he also enjoyed fellowship
with God. Adam had walked and talked with God in the cool of the day. But after
he fell, God came looking for him, calling, “Adam, where are you?” (Gen. 3:9.)
Adam answered, “I hid myself.” (v.10.) Their fellowship had been broken.
What about our fellowship
with God? Once we are born again, the Bible tells us to “come boldly before the
throne of grace” (Heb. 4:16). We can talk to God, not just as servants or as
friends but as sons and daughters. We are brought back into the fellowship with
the Father that Adam lost.
Adam also possessed supernatural
intelligence and memory before the Fall. God brought every living creature to
him, and Adam named every one of them. (Gen. 2:19,20) Not only did Adam name
the creatures, but he also remembered what he named them!
When you are born again,
that capacity for supernatural intelligence is given back to you. First
Corinthians 2:16 says, “We have the mind of Christ.” God has given you the Holy
Ghost, who Jesus promised would “bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever
I have said unto you” (John 14:26).
Adam’s needs were
abundantly met. God saw that it wasn’t good for him to be alone, so He formed
Eve. He also showed Adam where all the gold was buried. (Gen. 2:11.) God wanted
to make sure Adam was abundantly taken care of.
God wants to meet our needs
as well. The Bible says, “Though [Jesus] was rich, yet for your sakes he became
poor, that you, through his poverty, might be rich [or abundantly supplied]” (2
Cor. 2:8:9). So through Jesus, we are restored back to our original position in
God. There we can enjoy fellowship with the Father, the benefits of a sound
mind and every need abundantly met.
CONFESSION:
God wants to restore to
me all that Adam possessed before he sinned in the Garden. In Jesus I have
fellowship with God, a sound mind and everything I need.
From: A Devotional for
Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999
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